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dependent

[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /




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In recent weeks, professional money managers have grappled with a punishing bond selloff, rising fuel costs and a stock-market rally that is increasingly dependent on a handful of tech stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

"We have been extremely dependent on US technology solutions, Microsoft or systems related to Microsoft," acting chief prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang told AFP in a recent interview.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

When we returned to Los Angeles, I dreaded becoming dependent on a car for everything.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Parents are also facing a borrowing cap this year of $20,000 a year per dependent student, and no more than $65,000 total per student.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

It looked almost as dependent as a human being for some acknowledgment of its existence.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

There was just one hitch: The law applied only to employees of fully insured large companies plus CalPERS — potentially reaching roughly 9 million Californians, including workers, spouses and dependents, according to a legislative analysis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

During the Covid pandemic, Congress approved payouts to income-eligible tax filers and their dependents only, a narrower approach that would lower the cost further.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Predictions that AI would kill half of all white-collar jobs or create a permanent class of unemployed welfare dependents were always far-fetched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The mother, Yadira, applied for asylum and listed Wilber, who was 15 at the time, and his younger sister, as dependents of her case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

At the end of September, Lemos found the burden of caring for all of these dependents overwhelming, and, reluctantly and tearfully, she placed four of her children in the nearby Half-Orphan Asylum.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy




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